ANAHEIM, Calif. – After fights that didn’t count, Neil Magny and Jon Manley finally got to make their UFC debuts on Saturday.

And in a mostly dominant performance, Magny outstruck and outwrestled his housemate from Season 16 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” picking up a unanimous decision win with a pair of 30-27 scores and a 29-28.

The welterweight bout was part of the preliminary card of Saturday’s UFC 157 event at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. It streamed on Facebook prior to additional prelims on FX and a main card on pay-per-view.

Manley came forward early and looked to shoot in, but instead tied things up against the cage. He got the fight to the ground briefly, but Magny was able to pop back to his feet. Manley continued to hold on, but Magny made it hard for him to get the takedown. After a minute of trying to get the fight to the ground, Manley again was able to get a partial takedown.

But it was Magny back up to his feet again quickly. But Magny landed a knee to get off the fence finally, and the two went back to work in the middle with 90 seconds left. With more Manley takedown attempts, Magny again had little trouble defending.

In the second, Manley threw feints and jabs in bunches early, but after 40 seconds he got his first true takedown of the fight. He passed to side control, but Magny stayed patient and soon was able to easily reverse to get top position. He landed a couple punches on the ground, but the fight went back to the standup, where Manley again clinched up and ate a few knees to the body for his troubles.

Magny came over the top with an elbow and then a driving combination before turning the tables and taking Manley down into side control. Manley tried to escape out the back, but ate some punches in the process before getting back to his feet. Magny again landed a good knee while Manley held on looking for the takedown. And as Manley moved back to his feet, he landed two good punches. Back on the ground, it was Magny landing good ground and pound right in front of his corner. as the round came to an end.

Manley tried to open with punches again in the third, but Magny backed out of them. Magny looked fresh, while Manley looked worn out early in the third. Manley landed a few punches, but Magny mostly stayed away from the power. And 90 seconds in, Magny landed an easy takedown and went to work on the ground. Manley went for an armbar along the fence, but Magny stayed calm and got out of trouble.

And once he was out of trouble, Magny went to work with punches from up top. Manley rolled over and gave his back with 90 seconds left, but was able to get back to his feet. After more holding on by Manley, Herb Dean finally broke them apart with 30 seconds left.

“The UFC jitters are for real,” Magny said. “I was really anxious walking out. Being on ‘TUF’ is one thing, but there’s nothing that prepares you for walking out to a big arena like that. My team had tried to warn me about getting nervous when I walked out to the octagon, but nothing gets you ready for that. But as soon as I started hitting him, I was like, ‘Oh, I know this. This is familiar,’ and I got into it. Then it was just another fight. He tried to press me up against the fence a lot, but I got my striking going and that got me the win.”

Magny (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) won for the second straight time a little more than a year after his most recent official fight, not including his fights in the “TUF” house. Manley (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had a two-fight win streak snapped, also not counting his “TUF” fights.

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